Sarada Sasadhara
Volume 5: Rasa Krita (Untitled Prayer to Rasa Rasika )
śārada-śaśadhara-vīkṣaṇa-hṛṣṭah
̣ parama-vilāsālibhir abhimṛṣṭah
̣ vallava-ramaṇī-maṇḍala-bhāvah
̣ prollāsaka-kala-muralī-rāvah ̣
All glories to the Lord, who is happy to see the autumn moon, who appears with His transcendental pastimes, whose sweet flute-music arouses the ecstatic love of the beautiful gopis...
atha sakalābhir mada-vikalābhir
niśi paribhūya svajanān bhūyah
̣ aviruvatībhir nava-yuvatībhir
vihitoddeśah ̣ sundara-veśah ̣
...who is very handsome, searching for whom all the beautiful young gopis, overwhelmed with amorous passion, without a sound left their families in the middle of the night,...
milita- mṛgākṣī-vāñchita-sākṣī -
kṛta-parihāsah ̣ sphīta-vilāsah
̣ tad amala-vāṇī-niśita-kṛpāṇī -
dalita-nikārah ̣ kalita-vikārah ̣
...who, seeing the desires of the doe-eyed gopis, playfully joked with them, who teased them, wounding them with the sharp dagger of His splendid words, only to be Himself wounded by them,...
pramadottaralita- vallava-nārī -
mukha-cumbana-parirambhaṇa-kārī
unnata-manasām ́ sudṛśām ́ māna -
prekṣaṇatah ̣ kalitāntardhānah ̣
...who embraced and kissed the delighted gopis, who, seeing that the beautiful-eyed gopis had become proud at heart, suddenly disappeared,...
anukṛta-caritah ̣ puline paritas
taruṣu ca pṛṣṭah ̣ kvāpi na dṛṣṭah
̣ yavati-camūbhis tvaritam amūbhir
muhur anugītah ̣ kutuka-parītah ̣
...whose pastimes the young gopis imitated on the Yamuna's shore, whom they could not see, about whom they inquired from the trees, the glories of whom they repeatedly and eagerly sang,...
kākibhir ābhih ̣ prārthita-saṅgah ̣
prakaṭita-mūrtir dhṛta-rati-raṅgah
̣ kim api nigūḍha-ruṣā paripṛṣṭah ̣
kalitottara-vidhir alam upaviṣṭah ̣
... for whose company they plaintively begged, whose transcendental form appeared before them, who enjoyed their company, who was angrily asked "Why did You hide?" who answered, "What I did was for the best," who seated Himself among them,...
karuṇā-śīlah ̣ khaṇḍita-pīlah ̣
stavakita-līlah ̣ kuvalaya-nīlah ̣
dhṛta-mṛdu-hāsah ̣ prema-vilāsas
tata-tanu-vāsah ̣ kalpita-rāsah ̣
...who is naturally very merciful, who abandoned the gopis, whose pastimes are a bunch of blossoming flowers, who is as dark as a blue lotus, who smiles gently, who enjoys pastimes of love, who expanded His form many times, who performed the rasa dance,...
atha parikalpita-maṇḍala-bandhah ̣
kusuma-śarāsana-vibhrama-kandah ̣
yuvatī- yuga-yuga-subhaga-skandha -
nyasta-lasad-bhuja-daṇḍa-dvandvah ̣
...who had the gopis form a great circle, who is the origin of all transcendental amorous pastimes, who placed His splendid arm on the shoulder of each young gopi,...
aliparivīte māruta-śīte vara-saṅgīte bhuvanātīte
bhūṣaṇatāra-dhvani-parisāra -
krānta-vanānte śaśi-ruci-kānte
...who, at the edge of the forest, which was filled with gopis, which was cooled by a pleasant breeze, which was beyond the boundaries of the material world, and which was filled with graceful music, the jingling of many ornaments, and black bees wandering among many campaka flowers, gracefully placed His flower-blossom lips to the flute,...
madhyaga- madhyaga-madhupa-virāji -
sphuṭa-campaka-tati-vibhrama-bhāji
rāse kṛta-rucir anta- sthāyī veṇu-mukhādhara-pallava-dāyī
...who, at the edge of the forest, which was filled with gopis, which was cooled by a pleasant breeze, which was beyond the boundaries of the material world, and which was filled with graceful music, the jingling of many ornaments, and black bees wandering among many campaka flowers, gracefully placed His flower-blossom lips to the flute,...
stambhita-rākā-patir avikārān api sura-dārān madayann ārāt
kutukākṛṣṭaś ciram abhivṛṣṭah ̣
sapadi vilūnaih ̣ sura-taru-sūnaih ̣
...who stunned the moon, who from far away aroused the amorous desires of the immortal wives of the demigods, who was drawn into many transcendental pastimes for a long time, who was showered with many kalpa-vrksa flower petals,...
atha kalpīkṛta-rajani-vihārī
khastha-surāsura-vismaya-kārī nija-
nija-nikaṭa-sthiti-vijñāna -
pramudita-ramaṇī-kṛta-saṁmānah ̣
...who enjoyed transcendental pastimes in a night He made as long as a kalpa, who filled with wonder the demigods and demons in the sky, who was worshiped by all the beautiful gopis, each jubilantly aware that He was standing by her side,...
nija- dṛg-bhaṅgī-kṣubhita-kuraṅgī
- nayanāmaṇḍala-guru-kuca-saṅgī
keli-vilolah ̣ pracala-nicolah
̣ sveda-jalāṅkura-cāru-kapolah ̣
...whose waves of amorous glances agitated the doe-eyed gopis, who touched their full breasts, who enjoyed amorous pastimes with them, who is very powerful, whose handsome cheeks were decorated with perspiration,...
kumuda-yutāyām ́ taraṇi-sutāyām
́ salila-vinoda-pravalita-modah ̣
yuvati-nikāya-prokṣita-kāyah ̣
śithilita-mālah ̣ pulaka-karālah ̣
...who enjoyed water-pastimes in the kumuda -filled Yamuna, who splashed the transcendental bodies of the young gopis, whose flower garland became broken, whose bodily hairs stood erect with joy,...
atha vanamālī vara-vipinālī - kuñja-niketana-vīkṣaṇa-śālī
jayati vihāri niśi maṇi-hārī vraja-taruṇī-gaṇa-mānasa-hārī
...who wears a garland of forest flowers, who likes to see the beautiful forests, who enjoys pastimes at night, who wears a necklace of jewels, and who charms the hearts of the young girls of Vraja! All glories to Him!
nata-jana-bandho jaya rasa-sindho
vadanollasita-śrama-jala-bindo
tvam akhila-devāvali-kṛta-sevā -
santatir adhamā vayam iha ke vā
O friend of the surrendered souls, O ocean of nectar, O Lord whose face is splendid with drops of perspiration, all glories to You! You are served by all the demigods. Who are we, the fallen souls, in comparison to them?
jaya jaya kuṇḍala-yuga-ruci-maṇḍala
- vṛta-gaṇḍa-sthala damitākhaṇḍala
dhṛta-govardhana gokula-vardhana
dehi ratim ́ me tvayi mura-mardana
O Lord whose cheeks are splendidly decorated with earrings, O Lord who defeated Indra, O Lord who lifted Govardhana Hill, O Lord who made Gokula prosper, all glories to You! All glories to You! O Lord who crushed the demon Mura, please give to me love for You.
Translation
All glories to the Lord, who is happy to see the autumn moon, who appears with His transcendental pastimes, whose sweet flute-music arouses the ecstatic love of the beautiful gopis...
...who is very handsome, searching for whom all the beautiful young gopis, overwhelmed with amorous passion, without a sound left their families in the middle of the night,...
...who, seeing the desires of the doe-eyed gopis, playfully joked with them, who teased them, wounding them with the sharp dagger of His splendid words, only to be Himself wounded by them,...
...who embraced and kissed the delighted gopis, who, seeing that the beautiful-eyed gopis had become proud at heart, suddenly disappeared,...
...whose pastimes the young gopis imitated on the Yamuna's shore, whom they could not see, about whom they inquired from the trees, the glories of whom they repeatedly and eagerly sang,...
... for whose company they plaintively begged, whose transcendental form appeared before them, who enjoyed their company, who was angrily asked "Why did You hide?" who answered, "What I did was for the best," who seated Himself among them,...
...who is naturally very merciful, who abandoned the gopis, whose pastimes are a bunch of blossoming flowers, who is as dark as a blue lotus, who smiles gently, who enjoys pastimes of love, who expanded His form many times, who performed the rasa dance,...
...who had the gopis form a great circle, who is the origin of all transcendental amorous pastimes, who placed His splendid arm on the shoulder of each young gopi,...